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University Of Dayton 2020 Alumni Awards, Michelle Gregg

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Every year, the University of Dayton Alumni Association highlights some of the amazing things you or your classmates have done. Congratulations to the 2020 recipients.

Ud Men For Gender Equity Newsletter, November 2020, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

UD Men for Gender Equity Newsletter

In this issue:

1. Welcome Message
2. Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
3. Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Women
4. Video Clip: 'Gendered Linguistics: Why Words Matter'
5. Article Reads: Gender-Neutral Tenure Clock Stopping Policies, Gender-Inclusive Housing, and Everyday Tips for Equity-Minded Scholars
6. Stories of Gender Equity Advocacy at UD
7. Share Your Experience

President's Commission On The Status Of Women: Fall 2020 Report, University Of Dayton

Women's Center Reports, Commentaries and Other Resources

Announced in fall 2019, the President’s Commission on the Status of Women was convened to illuminate and ultimately enhance the status of women at the University of Dayton by advising the president and other senior leaders on gender equity issues and specific concerns of women-identified faculty, staff, and students. The commission makes recommendations on issues that have particular relevance for women, including but not limited to equity, access, retention, promotion and advancement, and safety and security.

Divide And Slide: Layer-Wise Refinement For Output Range Analysis Of Deep Neural Networks, Chao Huang, Jiameng Fan, Xin Chen, Wenchao Li, Qi Zhu

Computer Science Faculty Publications

In this article, we present a layer-wise refinement method for neural network output range analysis. While approaches such as nonlinear programming (NLP) can directly model the high nonlinearity brought by neural networks in output range analysis, they are known to be difficult to solve in general. We propose to use a convex polygonal relaxation (overapproximation) of the activation functions to cope with the nonlinearity. This allows us to encode the relaxed problem into a mixed-integer linear program (MILP), and control the tightness of the relaxation by adjusting the number of segments in the polygon. Starting with a segment number of …

Development Of A New Habitat Mimicking Tool For Assessing Larval Salamanders In Temperate Forest Streams, Margaret E. Maloney, Eric B. Borth, Chris Skalski, Ryan W. Mcewan

Biology Faculty Publications

Small streams are a high priority for conservation and an important target for biomonitoring. Stream salamanders are a useful indicator for biotic integrity of headwater streams; however, assessing stream salamanders is a challenging endeavor and existing methods can cause habitat disturbance or require expensive equipment. Our goal was to develop an artificial habitat that mimics the natural habitat that salamanders prefer, leading to rapid colonization and that also (1) represents a standardized area and (2) is easy to handle for rapid assessment. After developing a new artificial habitat (the Maloney Salamander Hotel), we tested the device in a variety of …

Minutes, October 2020, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

The Role Of Mentoring In Tenuring And Promoting Women At The University Of Dayton, Laura Vorachek, Sarah Critchfield

Reports from the Gender Equity Research Fellowship

Report from Gender Equity Research Fellowship, 2019-20:

Retention of women and underrepresented minority faculty is an important consideration for the University of Dayton. This study critically examines current practices for supporting women faculty through the tenure and promotion process at UD, focusing in particular on the mentoring of pre-tenure faculty. A survey and interviews with early career faculty found gender discrepancies in mentoring experiences. Despite lower retention of female faculty, women report more receiving more mentoring and more satisfaction with mentoring than men. The study also found that the type of mentoring received (formal or informal) had a significant impact …

Standing In Solidarity, Marching For More, Lauren Durham

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Students organized a march and rally to demonstrate and affirm the dignity of every person.

Ud In The News Oct. 10-16, University Of Dayton

News Releases

DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education wrote about and The Chronicle of Higher Education noted the University's release of a historic letter demonstrating systemic racism. All three Dayton TV stations, the Dayton Business Journal and Dayton Daily News did stories about a reusable self-disinfecting N95 mask concept developed by a University of Dayton Research Institute scientist.

Virtual Series To Examine History Of Racism, Segregation In Dayton Area, Shannon Miller

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Three University of Dayton faculty and staff are partnering with the mayor’s office to host a three-part series examining the region’s history of racism, segregation and systemic bias.

With An Aimm For Safer Face Masks, University Of Dayton

News Releases

A reusable self-disinfecting N95 mask concept developed by a University of Dayton Research Institute scientist holds so much promise for success, the inventor has created a start- up company to commercialize the technology.

At The Evangelical Creation Museum, Dinosaurs Lived Alongside Humans And The World Is 6,000 Years Old, William Trollinger

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

At the evangelical Creation Museum, dinosaurs lived alongside humans and the world is 6,000 years old

Anatomy Of The Edelman: Measuring The World’S Best Analytics Projects, Michael F. Gorman, Lakshminarayana Nittala, Jeffrey M. Aldenb

MIS/OM/DS Faculty Publications

Each year, the INFORMS Edelman Award celebrates the best and most impactful implementations of operations research, management science, and analytics. As the Edelman Award approaches its 50-year mark, we provide a history and characterization of the award’s finalists and winners. We provide some basic descriptive analytics about the participating organizations and authors, the impact of their work, and the methods they employed. We also conduct predictive analytics on finalist submissions, gauging contributors to success in establishing winning entries. We find that predicting Edelman winners a priori is extremely difficult; however, given a set of finalists, predictive models based on monetary …

Welcoming To All, Shannon Shelton Miller

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

What began as the African and Afro-American Program in 1970 has adapted through the years to serve UD’s diverse students. 50 years later, the engagement and education of all campus continues.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Fitz Center For Leadership In Community: History, Strategies And Action, Fitz Center For Leadership In Community, University Of Dayton

Writings on Leadership in Community

No abstract provided.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Quasilinearization Applied To Boundary Value Problems At Resonance For Riemann-Liouville Fractional Differential Equations, Paul W. Eloe, Jaganmohan Jonnalagadda

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The quasilinearization method is applied to a boundary value problem at resonance for a Riemann-Liouville fractional differential equation. Under suitable hypotheses, the method of upper and lower solutions is employed to establish uniqueness of solutions. A shift method, coupled with the method of upper and lower solutions, is applied to establish existence of solutions. The quasilinearization algorithm is then applied to obtain sequences of lower and upper solutions that converge monotonically and quadratically to the unique solution of the boundary value problem at resonance.

A Data Analytic Framework For Physical Fatigue Management Using Wearable Sensors, Zahra Sedighi Maman, Ying-Ju Chen, Amir Baghdadi, Seamus Lombardo, Lora A. Cavuoto, Fadel M. Megahed

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The use of expert systems in optimizing and transforming human performance has been limited in practice due to the lack of understanding of how an individual's performance deteriorates with fatigue accumulation, which can vary based on both the worker and the workplace conditions. As a first step toward realizing the human-centered approach to artificial intelligence and expert systems, this paper lays the foundation for a data analytic approach to managing fatigue in physically-demanding workplaces. The proposed framework capitalizes on continuously collected human performance data from wearable sensor technologies, and is centered around four distinct phases of fatigue: (a) detection, where …

At The Surface: Research Institute Wins New Award For Work To Advance Coatings For Aerospace Systems, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton Research Institute will use a new $60 million contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory to support the development of advanced aerospace coating protection systems.

Half A World Away, But Home Together Again, Zoe Hills

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Sophomore William Antwi needed all the help he could get when his mom got stuck abroad while traveling during the novel coronavirus outbreak. He found some at UD thanks to a 1938 alumnus.

Driven, Ali Carr-Chellman

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Ali Carr-Chellman embarked on a 2,600-mile journey during a pandemic with her family — and without public restrooms, snack shops, restaurants, grocery stores or hotels — to become UD's new dean of the School of Education and Health Sciences.

University Of Dayton Magazine, Autumn 2020, University Of Dayton

University of Dayton Alumni Publications

The University of Dayton Magazine is published quarterly by the Office of University Marketing and Communications for alumni, parents, students, faculty/staff, trustees and other friends of UD.

Ud Men For Gender Equity Newsletter, September 2020, University Of Dayton. Women's Center

UD Men for Gender Equity Newsletter

• Welcome Message
• Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
• Gender and Caretaking
• Video Clip: It's Time to Make 'Women's Work' Everyone's Work
• Article Reads: Unpaid Care Work & Faculty Parents
• Stories of Gender Equity Advocacy at UD
• Share Your Experience

Self-Learning Algorithm To Predict Indoor Temperature And Cooling Demand From Smart Wifi Thermostat In A Residential Building, Kefan Huang, Kevin Hallinan, Robert Lou, Abdulrahman Alanezi, Salahaldin Alshatshati, Qiancheng Sun

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

Smart WiFi thermostats have moved well beyond the function they were originally designed for; namely, controlling heating and cooling comfort in buildings. They are now also learning from occupant behaviors and permit occupants to control their comfort remotely. This research seeks to go beyond this state of the art by utilizing smart WiFi thermostat data in residences to develop dynamic predictive models for room temperature and cooling/heating demand. These models can then be used to estimate the energy savings from new thermostat temperature schedules and estimate peak load reduction achievable from maintaining a residence in a minimum thermal comfort condition. …

Ud In The News Aug. 21-28, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Al Jazeera English, Reuters, Newsweek, USA Today, Newsy, Energy News Network, and Crusoe in Brazil are among the news outlets from around the world seeking UD faculty expertise.

The Hope Of Your Generation, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

The Class of 2024 has already learned lessons of sacrifice and community. They’re navigating the unknown and finding their voices. In my welcome at the New Student Convocation, I called this class the hope of our generation — and our world.

Ohiolink Librarians And Google Scholar Over Time: A Longitudinal Analysis Of Attitudes And Uses, David Luftig, Joan Plungis

Roesch Library Faculty Publications

This study provides a longitudinal analysis of the opinions and uses of Google Scholar by members of the OhioLINK consortium of libraries. Using survey data collected in 2007, 2014, and 2019 via the OhioLINK Listserv, this study explores how librarians use and promote Google Scholar within their library instruction sessions and how Google Scholar and its Library Links feature are promoted on library websites. This information is then analyzed across the three date ranges. The results of this research suggested that there were significant changes in the use and opinions of Google Scholar between 2007 and 2014 with more normalization …